Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-04-06
THE COURIER.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1887.
C PARAGRAPHS.

H~EDNLoDhl, hfhiL o. 1901.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Old probabilities says Spring has
come to stay.
L. G. Ericsson and Dir. Mead went
to Vermillion to day.
Master Ralf Riea has been sick a
few days but is rapidly recovering.
Mrs. B. +. Crun visited with Mrs.
VIII Wagner in Vermillion last Sun
day.
Miss Berta Dilley came up from
Sioux City last Saturday to visit with
friends. returning Monday.
Mai Gerring Esq. returned this
morning from a business trip to
Yankton.
The County Commissioners met
in their regular quarterly session on
Monday, April 4th.
Wild Geese and ducks are reported
plentiful all over the bottom where
corn neluS are " Uc Ivu..a.
May Comfy was visiting her friend
Miss Willoughby in Vermillion one
day last week.
Spring moving has begun and
a number of families have changed
their quarters.
Prof. /. A.. Sabin Of the Dakota
University was down a few days last
week visiting friends.
The Missouri has fallen to a nor
NAL stage of water and all danger
Of a flood has passed away.
Mrs. j. 3. Steckman is still suf-
fering from her nlalady and is in a
critical condition.
The little ones in the family of
Mr.. Hance Murphey has been ailing
for a few days.
Quite a number of Nermillion's
best people took in Lawrence Bar
rett Monday night.
Judge Mangan is down and will
be found in his office during the
week ready to transact any business
brought before his court.
The drawing OF the sewing machine
mt H.. Henkin's store took place as
announced on the4th. FicEle fortune
dropped upon ticket numtar 1877
held by John Gray.
Jerry Ryan started to Omaha,
Monday evening to look after the
transportation for the folks intending
to 90 to that section to work upon
railroad contracts for the summer.
John Ring, Esq, of Virginia town
ship is now busily engaged in the
office Of the Register of Deeds, as
Mr.. Ellis deputy. Mr.. Ring is a
worthy gentleman, and we gladly
welcome him to Elk Point.
Abe Strobel returned from Neb.
the last of the week where he has
himself and Mr.. James Manning,
contracted for three miles degrading.
They will start for the scene of their
summers labor the first ofnext week.
The Elk Point party who saw
Lawrence Barrett in Sioux City
Monday night in Francisco daRami-
nj, was Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hoffman,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Freeman. Miss
Minnie Ellis, Miss May Comfy, Mr..
Arthur More, S. G. Thornton, Elmer
Budde, Geo. Schaetzel and Ira l..
Nichols.
Chas. Wilson one of ourmost hon
orable and industrious young men
who has been in the employ OF VIM.
Slaughter, in the butter business for
more than a year, left Monday, and
went to Sioux City where he has
contracted to superintend the butter
department of Mr.. j. ID. Farr, butter
and egg establishment. Charlie COM
hence on a salary of 5000 per year.
The following is a list of books
contributed to the public school
library;
Gary Freeman. Tom Browns
school days at Rugby. Willie Free
man, Tom Brown at Oxford. Mrs.
Capt. Young, Around the world
two volumes. Miss Mabel Mallahan,
Lives Of our Presidents"
John Flannery, who keeps a meat
market on East Seventh street, re.
ceived a bad cut OH his right hand
Sunday morning. He was at work
in his market, and in trying to pre-